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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 03:59 AM
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The coupe is more understated and more of a sleeper than the sedan?
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meant sedan..
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by damastah
I look for a car with a lot of power. But with all that power, you need to be able to control it. I have had 2 cars with horrible handling. I have had a supercharged mustang gt, with over 500hp, on every turn, the rear end would slide out. I also have a German Engineered Mercedes S500, it handles very good, but, it does weigh 6000 pounds, and is over 17ft long, and has an extremely long wheel base. when i take sharp turns at 80+ mph, i have fishtailed before...

Now i have a problem. I am trying to buy a Cobalt SS, I can not find any coupes around my price range, and i think i have found a sedan in my price range. I am looking to take it to the track every once in a while, drag and road course, and i am hoping it will be able to handle just as good as the coupe?

Any ideas? As far as handling on sharp turns at higher speeds, how does the Sedan compare to the Coupe?
To answer your question. Here you go. Take it for what its worth. tuned cobalt SS sedan

YouTube - 09 Cobalt SS/TC chasing a couple V8 M3 BMW's
YouTube - Behind 04 Z06 incar DDT.MOV
YouTube - Mosport DDT, 09 Cobalt SS/TC
YouTube - Mosport , 09CobaltSS/TC
YouTube - Venom525RWHP's Channel
^Whole slew of videos of this guy racing his cobalt SS sedan... Its pretty bad ass if you ask me.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Acey
At 3,001 lbs, the LNF sedan weighs 26 lbs more than the coupe.
My coupe weighed 2880 on a certified scale . Where did you get the weigh for the sedan? I wonder if anyone has info from one on a track scale . My coupe doesn't have a sunroof nor did it come with a spare or jack so maybe thats why mine seems light.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by brainchasm

Sedan looks better.

REally????? I think you have the blind parent... love of child thing going on lol.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 12:36 PM
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REally????? I think you have the blind parent... love of child thing going on lol.
I think mine looks good
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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Back seats are for kids. If you don't have them I could not fathom why you would even consider a 4 door. Get coupe get fast. / thread
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by rukkee
My coupe weighed 2880 on a certified scale . Where did you get the weigh for the sedan? I wonder if anyone has info from one on a track scale . My coupe doesn't have a sunroof nor did it come with a spare or jack so maybe thats why mine seems light.
Curb weights from GM, sedan at 3,001 and coupe at 2,975. Don't shoot the messenger.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by drewbroo
I think mine looks good
It does for sure drew...... I just don't think they look any better or worse than a coupe .... hence my comment 8)

Originally Posted by Acey
Curb weights from GM, sedan at 3,001 and coupe at 2,975. Don't shoot the messenger.
lol.... I was hoping my tone came off as pleasant because it wasn't meant to be any thing but ..... Just wondering about the weight's is all.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 12:53 PM
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Are you sure the sedans you can find in your price range aren't the NA cobalt "SS". Let's hope not!
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 01:28 PM
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I'm partial to the sedan myself. Biased maybe. I do like the coupe, but for my personality and my lifestyle, the sedan was the way to go. I also didn't like how long the doors are in coupes - makes getting in and out a pain sometimes.

I agree that the coupe does say domestic rice a bit much if it's got the high-rise. But I am attracted to it a little
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Rissa
Are you sure the sedans you can find in your price range aren't the NA cobalt "SS". Let's hope not!
Exactly. Make sure you do not look at the NA Cobalt SS. It doesn't deserve the SS moniker.

Sedans FTW.





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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by rukkee
REally????? I think you have the blind parent... love of child thing going on lol.
Objectively, the coupe looks like a chick car. It's reminiscent of the Sunfires, Berettas, etc that were mainly driven by the high school girls back when I was in school (talking 90s here).

The sedan appeals more and more as you get older I think.

Which is why I bet you're younger than me, probably significantly so.

To each their own, agree to disagree.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 01:41 PM
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I could see how one would prefer the sedans, but for me, I'm not getting a 4 door until I have kids, and even then I'd rather strap a car seat on the top of my corvette than drive any 4 door that's currently made. Unless it's a Panamera, that's my mom car lol.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by DirtyBalt09
Back seats are for kids. If you don't have them I could not fathom why you would even consider a 4 door. Get coupe get fast. / thread
Take a look here....
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/drag...-times-246706/

number 2 and 3 both sedans And number 2 is very lightly modded in comparrison.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by drewbroo
Take a look here....
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/drag...-times-246706/

number 2 and 3 both sedans And number 2 is very lightly modded in comparrison.
...heh...
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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Also number 3 is AB Mod and tune only
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 02:10 PM
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Anyone else find it odd that the dude that started this thread hasnt commented since his first post? lol

Love the sedan. Love the coupe
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by drewbroo
Also number 3 is AB Mod and tune only
E85 my friend. E85 makes the difference
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Gremlin85
E85 my friend. E85 makes the difference
still pump gas. in reality its only comparable to 95 Oct. Just smells better.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 02:31 PM
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Lol there's no correlation between speed and whether the car is a coupe or sedan. That's just coincidence.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by drewbroo
still pump gas. in reality its only comparable to 95 Oct. Just smells better.
True.
I wish I could have that soooo bad. Closest E85 is over an hour away from me
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Gremlin85
True.
I wish I could have that soooo bad. Closest E85 is over an hour away from me
I wish I had 93 Oct. Honestly, I wouldn't be running E85 if I had 93.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by brainchasm
Sedan looks better, more understated, more sleeper, and will garner more double-takes and start more conversations.
Wrong, no, no, and no.

Ugliest thing about this car is the front end. The side profile is bland, but decent. So once you take that away.... the sedan is just ugly as ****.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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What? its got the exact same front end of a coupe? im confused!

you can literally swap the bumper, headlights, grill, hood, and probably fenders and they will fit like a glove.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Acey
Wrong, no, no, and no.

Ugliest thing about this car is the front end. The side profile is bland, but decent. So once you take that away.... the sedan is just ugly as ****.
It has the same front end as a coupe.... and if you take that all away, you just have one 3rd of a car.
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